AP®︎ World History: Topic 6.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.4 of AP World History – Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900.
Questions List
Topic 6.4
Question 1 Easy
All of the following were characteristic of export economies in colonized regions EXCEPT
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Topic 6.4: Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900
Thematic Focus: Humans and the EnvironmentsENV
The environment shapes human societies, and as populations grow and change, these populations in turn shape their environments.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective D
Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-5.1.II.A
The need for raw materials for factories and increased food supplies for the growing population in urban centers led to the growth of export economies around the world that specialized in commercial extraction of natural resources and the production of food and industrial crops. The profits from these raw materials were used to purchase finished goods.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Cotton production in Egypt
- Rubber extraction in the Amazon and the Congo basin
- The palm oil trade in West Africa
- The guano industries in Peru and Chile
- Meat from Argentina and Uruguay
- Diamonds from Africa
